New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals — Oct 9, 2026

NHL Capital One Arena, Washington, DC·October 9, 2026
New York Rangers NYR 3-2-0, 1-2-0 Away
1
Final
3
Washington Capitals WSH 3-1-0, 2-0-0 Home
1 2 3 T
NYR 1 0 0 1
WSH 0 2 1 3
Top Performers
Points
A.
A. Lafreniere L NYR
1 PTS
T.
T. Wilson R WSH
1 PTS
Shots
P.
P. Dorofeyev R NYR
4 SOG
D.
D. Strome C WSH
4 SOG
Saves
I.
I. Shesterkin G NYR
13 SV
L.
L. Thompson G WSH
21 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star L. Thompson 21 SV
2nd Star B. Jenner 1 G, 0 A
3rd Star T. Liljegren 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Rangers
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Lafreniere 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0/1 18:46
J. Miller 0 1 1 -2 2 0 1 0 5/13 20:55
P. Dorofeyev 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 0 - 19:33
M. Zibanejad 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 0 13/20 19:02
W. Cuylle 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3/4 16:38
G. Perreault 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 - 16:28
T. Kartye 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 - 15:26
N. Laba 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 6/10 13:42
E. Tolvanen 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 11:49
C. Beaudoin 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 2/6 10:56
J. Chmelar 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 - 9:38
O. Bjorkstrand 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 - 9:18
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Wilson 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 0 - 21:41
B. Jenner 1 0 1 +2 2 3 0 1 5/9 13:37
D. Strome 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 3/10 14:20
R. Leonard 0 1 1 +2 2 2 2 0 - 13:26
A. Tuch 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 2/4 20:25
P. Dubois 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 2 9/17 20:02
A. Protas 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1/1 15:35
J. Sourdif 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 1/4 14:07
A. Ovechkin 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 13:57
J. Kyrou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 12:05
I. Protas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/8 10:57
A. Beauvillier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 10:19
Defense
Rangers
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Fox 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 2 - 23:11
V. Gavrikov 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 1 - 20:29
M. Pettersson 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 - 19:11
S. Durzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 18:52
B. Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 17:37
A. Smits 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 - 14:24
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Liljegren 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 - 19:14
V. Desharnais 0 1 1 +2 0 0 4 3 - 21:15
J. Chychrun 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 - 26:53
M. Feherváry 0 0 0 +2 0 0 4 4 - 23:57
C. Hutson 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 18:18
D. McIlrath 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4:59
Goalies
Rangers
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
D. Garand 12 11 1 .917 29:45 L
I. Shesterkin 14 13 1 .929 28:20 -
Capitals
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
L. Thompson 22 21 1 .955 60:00 W
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Rangers
Capitals
22 Shots on Goal 27
1/3 · 33% Power Play 0/3 · 0%
3/3 · 100% Penalty Kill 2/3 · 67%
53.7% Faceoffs Won 46.3%
35 Hits 22
9 Blocked Shots 12
6 Penalty Minutes 6
5 Takeaways 2
9 Giveaways 19
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 0 - 1 1 - 3
1 - 3 0:01
T. Wilson A: V. Desharnais EN Goal
2 min A. Fox Hooking
2nd Period 0 - 2 1 - 2
B. Jenner High Sticking 2 min
1 - 2 2:22
B. Jenner Goal
2 min J. Miller High Sticking
1 - 1 13:52
T. Liljegren A: D. Strome, R. Leonard Goal
1st Period 1 - 0 1 - 0
2 min C. Beaudoin Hooking
PP Goal A. Lafreniere A: P. Dorofeyev, J. Miller
1 - 0 9:43
D. McIlrath Tripping 2 min
R. Leonard Tripping 2 min
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WSH +2 Times Tied: 1
Head-to-Head
Series tied 1-1
Final
NYR Rangers
111
3
WSH Capitals
123
6
Final
NYR Rangers
115
7
WSH Capitals
030
3
Highlights
Rangers 1 - 3 Capitals
October 9, 2026
Capital One Arena
Washington, DC, US · 20,356 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 9, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m